Bookmakers Coral have reportedly suspended betting on the upcoming James Bond film after a flurry of bets were placed on Tom Hiddleston.

‘There is no smoke without fire, and following the big gamble on Tom Hiddleston in the last 24 hours, we’ve had no choice but to pull the plug on the market,’ Nicola McGeady, a spokeswoman for Coral told ITV.

A series of bets plummeted Tom’s odds to 2-1 but after a single bet took them to 1-2, Coral decided to close the bets.

Tom Hiddleston played a spy in The Night Manager (Picture: BBC)

‘Earlier in the year there was a gamble on Idris Elba and Damian Lewis, but nothing has come close to the recent gamble on Hiddleston,’ added Nicola.

The gamble came after The Mirror reported that Tom was seen with Sam Mendes, the franchise’s current director and executive producer, along with producer Barbara Broccoli at the Soho House members’ club in London.